I know a six pack is revealed from dieting. But do ab exercises

Do not fall for the" compound lifts are enough for abs" meme. Doing isolation work will allow you to have abs at a higher body fat and they will look better when cut.

>>41788442
This

>>41788217
Do you direct ab work for 3 reasons
1: bigger abs look better unless they're the only well developed part of your physique
2. bigger abs=stronger abs=better compound lifts
3. bigger/stronger abs significantly lower the risk of injury while doing anything which loads the spine (eg deadlifts/squats/picking up an atlas stone/bent over rows/ohp/etc.)

>>41789110
Much appreciated.
Do you have any Ab exercises you recommend?

>>41789148
Hanging leg raises and ab wheel are great

>>41789110
Some form of leg raise (hanging being the best but not everyone can start out doing them)
Some form of plank (working up to wall planks)
Ab wheel rollouts (working up to using a barbel with a plate or so instead of the wheel)
Dragon flags
1 armed farmers walks (try carrying a 80 pound db around with one hand)
Crunches
weighted crunches using a bench and a loaded bb
decline weighted crunches
Off of the top of my head
Rotate these exercises through your training to keep ab training a little bit more entertaining/fresh.

>>41789174
>>41789316
Thank you guys. Is it fine if i do these on my rest days? How many time a week should i be working my abs

>>41789502
I do them twice a week, on my lower body days. Do them at the end of your workout. I would do hanging leg raises and hanging side raises(don't neglect your obliques they're part of a sick looking core) and if you're too week to do those do hanging knee raises until you build your strength up or bicycle kicks are another good one.

Also find some dragon flag progression tips online, another good one are cable crunches, although I don't do them.

>>41789316
what exactly is a wall plank? every search hit describes a different fucking exercise

>>41788217
abs stomach push out, standing or kneeling cable crunch, weighted planks, side bends, weighted russian twists on a decline, hanging leg raises, wood chops, etc.. Ab exercises are endless so you'll never get bored. Have fun with them. You can skip them if you really don't want to do them but honestly it takes a little time . At least 1 set, better than nothing at all.

>>41789316
you should also do rotation. Your core should be trained in all three planes of its movement to stay healthy and train all the muscle groups.

>>41788217
Does anyone get cramps in their hips when doing these. I recently added leg raises to my workouts and get terrible hip cramps during them. Tips/Recommended Stretches

>>41788217
>But do ab exercises help in showing off the core.
yes

>>41790826
>Recommended Stretches
do some squats and hold it in the hole to stretch hip flexors, do lunges and bring your above your head to either left or right side when one of your knees is damn near on the ground